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No. 50 Herd Tennis Drops Contest at No. 36 ODU
3/9/2025 2:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Marshall takes doubles point from Monarchs
Championship Fund
NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 50 Marshall University Tennis team (11-3, 0-2 SBC) dropped its contest at No. 36 Old Dominion (), 4-2, on Sunday in Norfolk, Virginia.
"We did a great job at doubles and at 1,2,3 singles. We definitely put ourselves in position to pick up a huge win, but just didn't convert," Herd Tennis Head Coach John Mercer said.
In doubles, Emma Vanderheyden and Alina Mokrynskaya took down Sofia Johnson and Lidiia Rasskouskaia at No. 1 with a 6-2 victory.
Then Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane clinched the doubles point for The Herd with a 6-3 triumph at No. 2 singles over Ulyana Romanova and Victoria Matasova at No. 2.
In singles, Mokrynskaya took her contest in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, over Romanova at No. 3.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Emma Vanderheyden/Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Sofia Johnson/Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) 6-2
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Ulyana Romanova/Victoria Matasova (ODU) 6-3
No. 3 Marina Markina/Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) vs. 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
No. 1 Sofia Johnson (ODU) def. Johanna Strom (MU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 Elena Kraleva (JMU) vs. Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 5-7, 3-4
No. 3 Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Ulyana Romanova (ODU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Sophia Hurrion (MU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Marina Markina (ODU) def. Nour El Ouazzani (MU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Mya Byrd (ODU) def. Aisling McGrane (MU) 7-5, 6-1
UP NEXT
Marshall returns home for a match against Southern Miss on Saturday.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall tennis, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall tennis.
For the latest information on Marshall women's tennis, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @Herd_Tennis, on Facebook at Herd Tennis and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 50 Marshall University Tennis team (11-3, 0-2 SBC) dropped its contest at No. 36 Old Dominion (), 4-2, on Sunday in Norfolk, Virginia.
"We did a great job at doubles and at 1,2,3 singles. We definitely put ourselves in position to pick up a huge win, but just didn't convert," Herd Tennis Head Coach John Mercer said.
In doubles, Emma Vanderheyden and Alina Mokrynskaya took down Sofia Johnson and Lidiia Rasskouskaia at No. 1 with a 6-2 victory.
Then Sophia Hurrion and Aisling McGrane clinched the doubles point for The Herd with a 6-3 triumph at No. 2 singles over Ulyana Romanova and Victoria Matasova at No. 2.
In singles, Mokrynskaya took her contest in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, over Romanova at No. 3.
RESULTS
Doubles
No. 1 Emma Vanderheyden/Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Sofia Johnson/Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU) 6-2
No. 2 Sophia Hurrion/Aisling McGrane (MU) def. Ulyana Romanova/Victoria Matasova (ODU) 6-3
No. 3 Marina Markina/Kira Matushkina (ODU) def. Johanna Strom/Nel Van Hout (MU) vs. 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
No. 1 Sofia Johnson (ODU) def. Johanna Strom (MU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 Elena Kraleva (JMU) vs. Emma Vanderheyden (MU) 5-7, 3-4
No. 3 Alina Mokrynskaya (MU) def. Ulyana Romanova (ODU) 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 Victoria Matasova (ODU) def. Sophia Hurrion (MU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Marina Markina (ODU) def. Nour El Ouazzani (MU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Mya Byrd (ODU) def. Aisling McGrane (MU) 7-5, 6-1
UP NEXT
Marshall returns home for a match against Southern Miss on Saturday.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall tennis, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall tennis.
For the latest information on Marshall women's tennis, follow on Twitter and Instagram at @Herd_Tennis, on Facebook at Herd Tennis and online at HerdZone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
35
Sofia Johnson / 0 [ODU]
67
#2 Singles Match
123
74UF
Lidiia Rasskouskaia / 0 [ODU]
53UF
#3 Singles Match
12
67
Ulyana Romanova / 0 [ODU]
25
#4 Singles Match
12
43
Victoria Matasova / 0 [ODU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
11
Marina Markina / 0 [ODU]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
51
Mya Brd / 0 [ODU]
76
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